MM4 represents the first major update for MIDI Maestro in quite some time.  Everything that went into this release followed directly from user feedback--meaning YOU helped to design it!  Here  are several notable new features:

• The Wave Maker - a powerful tool for creating audio files (wave or Windows Media) ready to be cut to CD.  Song and set playback may be automated for easy MIDI to Audio "conversion."
• VSTi soft-synth instrument support.  Actually, the entire waveform audio processing code was re-written to support this, and now offers high-quality MIDI/audio synchronization.
• A "Lead-Sheet" view allows you to see a melody line, chords and lyrics on a page format.
• A "Time" view replaces the old "audio" view. This view now operates just like the Clips view, except that minutes and seconds are used as the scale rather than measures and ticks.
• The set list, track list, and staff/lead-sheet views may be opened as top-level windows.
• Folders (and sub-folders) may be added to the set list for organization.
• Roland Sound Files (RSD type) may be imported.
• Each song's properties page allows you to set an initial tempo and relative volume.
• A Find command allows you to search for or filter-select events.
• New Edit menu commands to "randomize" and "thin controller data."
• All new documentation

Oh, is that all?

No, there's more!  There are a number of other "smaller" features and changes that make using MIDI Maestro easier than ever before:

• The +/-t track property now has units of milliseconds rather than ticks.
• The Vamp cue now offers a "last ending" option to skip a number of measures on the last vamp.
• Audio clips are "previewed" in the Clips and Time views.
• The Go-to dialog box now offers a list of song markers.
• Cues colors may be customized.
• Using the conductor Tap command, the initial tempo may be tapped before the song begins.
• The Transport/Previous song command (and button) now rewinds to the beginning of the song.  If already at the beginning of the song, then the song is changed.
• Lyrics in the Staff view now align better, and may be assigned a font of your choosing
• The Lyric properties dialog has been changed to conform to MMA recommendations, which call for spaces to be placed at the END of syllables that end words, not at the beginning.  Also, the CR character should be used to end lines, and the LF character to end paragraphs.
• The Chord properties dialog has been changed to place standard rather than Roman numerals for fret numbers.
• Graphics rendering efficiency has been greatly improved
• New splash, program icon, as well as brand-new 256-color large icons for ".mid" files and ".set" files

First, I play in a rock band and was looking for a nice Midi
sequencer that can be use to play live jam/gig and also have FULL
control over the midi. Having a Start button, with TAP for tempo, and
also playing the introduction until I decide to start the song was a
most. Other sequencer I found did'nt give you the control like
MidiMaestro does.--Steve Hollingsworth